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Games section
XVI Ciudad de Linares 20 games Karpov-Piket Match 6 games 4th United Insurance International. Dhaka 60 games GM Scheveningen in Yangon Myanmar 196 games 1st Zuglo Hotel Open 64 games Bunratty Chess Festival 113 games US Amateur Team East 170 games Copenhagen City Championships 45 games Taastrup, Denmark 77 games 8th Aurec rapidplay 8 games Portuguese Masters 45 games National Championships of Peru 67 games
My thanks to Patrick Rasenberg, Club Kasparov, Europe Echecs, N Ahmed and bulletin editors Jamilur Rahman, Kh. Kayes Hasan, Mizanur Rahman, Shamim Khan and M. Ashiquzzaman, Geurt Gijssen, Maung Maung Lwin, Laszlo Nagy, Bill Townsend, Lars Bech Hansen, Olivier Deville, Luis Santos, Renzo Gutierrez Medina, and all those who helped with this issue.
The Linares tournament dominates events this week. Kasparov is the impressive and deserved leader but both Anand and Kramnik are still in touch if there are any slip ups.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
The Category 20 XVI Ciudad de Linares will run February 21-March 10th. This Category 20 event is likely to be the strongest of the year.
At the halfway stage of the event Kasparov leads by a full point after winning three games and drawing four. Kasparov has looked comfortable and perhaps missed a chance against Anand, although the Indian's fast play put him under pressure at the key moment. He has won all three games with black and drawn all his games with white. A point behind are Anand and Kramnik, the players before the event though most likely to challenge him. They both have white against Kasparov in the second half, but given his results, perhaps they better be careful! In general the play has been of a high quality and the games hard fought. Last placed Vassily Ivanchuk lost on time in a winning position against Adams and also on time in the following round (although he was much worse in that game). He recovered a little in the seventh round by beating Svidler (the first of three black's he has in a row.
The event seems now to have warmed up and the second half promises to be just as hard fought and I expect many more decisive games.
Official site: http://linares.teleline.es/default.htm OR http://194.224.53.74/default.htm
Round 3 (February 23, 1999)
Kasparov, Gary - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 29 D20 QGA;
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 25 D46 Semi-Slav
Adams, Michael - Svidler, Peter 1/2 71 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 53 B80 Sicilian
Round 4 (February 25, 1999)
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 20 E34 Nimzo indian
Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 65 B85 Sicilian
Svidler, Peter - Leko, Peter 1-0 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Adams, Michael 0-1 40 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 5 (February 26, 1999)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 19 D21 QGA;
Adams, Michael - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 59 B26 Sicilian; Closed
Leko, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 40 B44 Sicilian
Topalov, Veselin - Svidler, Peter 1/2 35 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 6 (February 27, 1999)
Kasparov, Gary - Leko, Peter 1/2 48 B45 Sicilian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Adams, Michael 1-0 38 E32 Nimzo indian
Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1-0 31 D97 Gruenfeld indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 60 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 7 (March 1, 1999)
Adams, Michael - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 29 B48 Sicilian
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 39 C18 French; Winawer
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 29 C42 Petroff defence
Topalov, Veselin - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 61 B80 Sicilian
XVI Ciudad de Linares (ESP), ii-iii 1999 cat. XX (2735)
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1 Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2812 ** =. =. 1. =. =. 1. 1. 5.0 2882
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2751 =. ** =. 1. =. =. =. =. 4.0 2782
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2781 =. =. ** =. 1. =. =. =. 4.0 2778
4 Adams, Michael g ENG 2716 0. 0. =. ** =. 1. =. 1. 3.5 2737
5 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2713 =. =. 0. =. ** 1. =. 0. 3.0 2688
6 Leko, Peter g HUN 2694 =. =. =. 0. 0. ** =. 1. 3.0 2691
7 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2700 0. =. =. =. =. =. ** =. 3.0 2690
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2714 0. =. =. 0. 1. 0. =. ** 2.5 2636
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There is an 8 game match between Anatoly Karpov and Jeroen Piket in Monaco organised by the Association Max Euwe. It runs Sunday 21st February until March 2nd. There have been 6 draws so far and few if any missed chances. Karpov who is strong ELO favourite for the match hasn't exactly been in trouble but neither has he threatened very much either. Generating wins has been a problem for him recently and this match continues the trend. My thanks to Geurt Gijssen for the games.
Piket, Jeroen - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 36 E15 Nimzo indian
Karpov, Anatoly - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 45 D39 Queen's gambit
Piket, Jeroen - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 52 E32 Nimzo indian
Karpov, Anatoly - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 43 E04 Nimzo indian
Piket, Jeroen - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 41 E32 Nimzo indian
Karpov, Anatoly - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 48 E32 Nimzo indian
Piket, Jeroen - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 49 E12 Nimzo indian
Assoc. Max Euwe Matc (MNC), ii-iii 1999
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Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2710 = = = = = = = . 3.5 2619
Piket, Jeroen g NED 2619 = = = = = = = . 3.5 2710
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Nigel Short is playing in the 4th United Insurance GM International in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is by far the highest rated player in this 13 player Category 10 event running Feb 19th - March 3rd and has certainly made an impression with his hosts. He was the victim of the surprise result of the event when tail-ender Neelotpal Das beat him in only 26 moves with black. He shares the lead with Yuri Shulman but has played a game more. Jaan Ehlvest, Sergey Zagrebelny and Aleksander Wojtkiewicz are amongst the visitors joining local players such as Niaz Murshed and Ziaur Rahman. There are 3 rounds to go. My thanks to N Ahmed and bulletin editors Jamilur Rahman, Kh. Kayes Hasan, Mizanur Rahman, Shamim Khan and M. Ashiquzzaman for the games and results.
Round 1 (February 19, 1999)
Shulman, Yuri - Murshed, Niaz 1-0 29 B15 Caro-Kann
Zagrebelny, Sergey - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 11 C85 Ruy Lopez
Rahman, Ziaur - Short, Nigel D 0-1 34 A25 English; 1.c4 e5
Abdulla, Al-Rakib - Neelotpal, Das 1-0 55 D45 Semi-Slav
Reefat, Bin-Sattar - Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander 0-1 32 B86 Sicilian
Hossain, Enamul - Kunte, Abhijit 0-1 28 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 2 (February 20, 1999)
Short, Nigel D - Zagrebelny, Sergey 1-0 36 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Ehlvest, Jaan - Reefat, Bin-Sattar 1-0 37 B30 Sicilian
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander - Shulman, Yuri 1/2 10 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Murshed, Niaz - Abdulla, Al-Rakib 0-1 26 B14 Caro-Kann
Neelotpal, Das - Hossain, Enamul 1/2 45 C15 French; Winawer
Szekely, Peter - Rahman, Ziaur 0-1 48 A13 English; 1.c4
Round 3 (February 21, 1999)
Shulman, Yuri - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0 35 E46 Nimzo indian
Zagrebelny, Sergey - Szekely, Peter 1/2 33 B92 Sicilian; Najdorf
Kunte, Abhijit - Neelotpal, Das 1-0 30 A10 English; 1.c4
Abdulla, Al-Rakib - Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander 1-0 54 B08 Pirc; Classical
Reefat, Bin-Sattar - Short, Nigel D 1/2 42 B86 Sicilian
Hossain, Enamul - Murshed, Niaz 1/2 18 B08 Pirc; Classical
Round 4 (February 22, 1999)
Short, Nigel D - Shulman, Yuri 1/2 17 C18 French; Winawer
Ehlvest, Jaan - Abdulla, Al-Rakib 1-0 26 D46 Semi-Slav
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander - Hossain, Enamul 1-0 41 E63 Kings indian
Rahman, Ziaur - Zagrebelny, Sergey 1/2 55 A25 English; 1.c4 e5
Murshed, Niaz - Kunte, Abhijit 1-0 88 E41 Nimzo indian
Szekely, Peter - Reefat, Bin-Sattar 1/2 15 D02 Queen's pawn
Round 5 (February 23, 1999)
Shulman, Yuri - Szekely, Peter 1-0 56 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Kunte, Abhijit - Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander 0-1 45 A43 Queen's pawn
Abdulla, Al-Rakib - Short, Nigel D 0-1 69 A46 Queen's pawn
Neelotpal, Das - Murshed, Niaz 0-1 31 B07 Pirc
Reefat, Bin-Sattar - Rahman, Ziaur 0-1 23 B38 Sicilian
Hossain, Enamul - Ehlvest, Jaan 0-1 34 C55 Two knights
Round 6 (February 24, 1999)
Short, Nigel D - Hossain, Enamul 1-0 34 B26 Sicilian; Closed
Ehlvest, Jaan - Kunte, Abhijit 1-0 16 B40 Sicilian
Zagrebelny, Sergey - Reefat, Bin-Sattar 1-0 33 B48 Sicilian
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander - Neelotpal, Das 1-0 39 A11 English; 1.c4
Rahman, Ziaur - Shulman, Yuri 0-1 28 E90 Kings indian; Classical
Szekely, Peter - Abdulla, Al-Rakib 1/2 6 D13 Slav defence
Round 7 (February 25, 1999)
Shulman, Yuri - Zagrebelny, Sergey 1/2 17 E46 Nimzo indian
Kunte, Abhijit - Short, Nigel D 1/2 66 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Abdulla, Al-Rakib - Rahman, Ziaur 0-1 60 A84 Dutch defence
Murshed, Niaz - Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander 0-1 39 A42 Queen's pawn
Neelotpal, Das - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 57 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Hossain, Enamul - Szekely, Peter 1/2 20 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Round 8 (February 26, 1999)
Short, Nigel D - Neelotpal, Das 0-1 26 C18 French; Winawer
Ehlvest, Jaan - Murshed, Niaz 1-0 34 A53 Benoni
Zagrebelny, Sergey - Abdulla, Al-Rakib 1-0 66 B17 Caro-Kann
Rahman, Ziaur - Hossain, Enamul 1/2 42 A32 English; 1.c4 c5
Reefat, Bin-Sattar - Shulman, Yuri 0-1 32 C11 French; Classical
Szekely, Peter - Kunte, Abhijit 0-1 74 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 9 (February 27, 1999)
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 13 C92 Ruy Lopez
Kunte, Abhijit - Rahman, Ziaur 1-0 44 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Abdulla, Al-Rakib - Reefat, Bin-Sattar 0-1 28 D45 Semi-Slav
Murshed, Niaz - Short, Nigel D 1/2 31 A40 Queen's pawn
Neelotpal, Das - Szekely, Peter 1/2 24 B93 Sicilian; Najdorf
Hossain, Enamul - Zagrebelny, Sergey 0-1 51 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Round 10 (February 28, 1999)
Shulman, Yuri - Abdulla, Al-Rakib 1/2 50 B14 Caro-Kann
Short, Nigel D - Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander 1-0 48 B76 Sicilian; Dragon
Zagrebelny, Sergey - Kunte, Abhijit 1-0 36 B42 Sicilian
Rahman, Ziaur - Neelotpal, Das 1/2 35 B10 Caro-Kann
Reefat, Bin-Sattar - Hossain, Enamul 1-0 41 C11 French; Classical
Szekely, Peter - Murshed, Niaz 1/2 15 E63 Kings indian
4th Utd. Insurance (BAN), ii-iii 1999 cat. X (2482)
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1 Shulman, Yuri g BLR 2523 * = 1 = = . 1 = 1 . 1 1 . 7.0 / 9 2724
2 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2697 = * . 1 1 = 1 1 = 0 = . 1 7.0 /10 2601
3 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2593 0 . * = = 1 . 1 1 = 1 . 1 6.5 / 9 2613
4 Zagrebelny, Sergey g UZB 2506 = 0 = * . 1 = 1 . . 1 = 1 6.0 / 9 2600
5 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g POL 2570 = 0 = . * 1 . 0 1 1 1 . 1 6.0 / 9 2596
6 Kunte, Abhijit m IND 2455 . = 0 0 0 * 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 4.5 / 9 2502
7 Rahman, Ziaur m BAN 2498 0 0 . = . 0 * 1 . = 1 1 = 4.5 / 9 2459
8 Abdulla, Al-Rakib m BAN 2406 = 0 0 0 1 . 0 * 1 1 0 = . 4.0 /10 2437
9 Murshed, Niaz g BAN 2470 0 = 0 . 0 1 . 0 * 1 . = = 3.5 / 9 2412
10 Neelotpal, Das IND 2436 . 1 = . 0 0 = 0 0 * . = = 3.0 / 9 2368
11 Reefat, Bin-Sattar m BAN 2354 0 = 0 0 0 . 0 1 . . * = 1 3.0 / 9 2380
12 Szekely, Peter g HUN 2444 0 . . = . 0 0 = = = = * = 3.0 / 9 2314
13 Hossain, Enamul f BAN 2310 . 0 0 0 0 0 = . = = 0 = * 2.0 /10 2262
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Maung Maung Lwin I.A. (Honorary Secretary and Rating Director Myanmar Chess Federation) reports: The 3rd International Chess Tournament organised in Yangon, Myanmar took place January 31st - February 13th 1999. 14 players in Group A played 14 players in group B in this Scheveningen system event. Many of the players in group A had already participated in a qualifier for the Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Cup Blitz Tournament which had been organised to coincide with a trip by the FIDE President. However at the last moment his trip was cancelled indefinitely. They however were more tired than the B group and this boosted their results. Nevertheless Ye Jiangchuan of China scored a huge result on the way to 13/14 in this event (draws in the 10th and 13th rounds). Al Modiahki scored 11 for a big result for the group A players too. Zhu Chen and Zaw Win Lay both scored 10/14 to top the B group.
GM Scheveningen Yangon MYA 1999
Group B Group A
----------------------------------------- Ye Jiangchuan 2564 13.0
| -------------------------------------- Al Modiahki,M 2530 11.0
| | ----------------------------------- Liang Jinrong 2470 9.0
| | | -------------------------------- Zaw Oo 2440 7.5
| | | | ----------------------------- May Aung Hlaing 2507 7.5
| | | | | -------------------------- Ganbold,O 2320 7.5
| | | | | | ----------------------- Sunthornpongsathorn,V 2335 7.0
| | | | | | | -------------------- Htun Lynn Kyaw 2541 4.0
| | | | | | | | ----------------- Thein Dan Oo 2539 4.0
| | | | | | | | | -------------- Khin Than 2541 4.0
| | | | | | | | | | ----------- Moun Moun Latt 2554 3.0
| | | | | | | | | | | -------- Khin Thaung 2509 2.5
| | | | | | | | | | | | ----- Than Soe Aung 2502 2.0
| | | | | | | | | | | | | -- Win Zaw Tun 2503 2.0
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1 Zhu Chen 2487 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0
2 Zaw Win Lay 2565 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0
3 Aung Thant Zin 2410 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5
4 Sharavdorj,D 2431 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 9.5
5 Nay Oo Kyaw Tun 2495 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9.5
6 Myo Naing 2445 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5
7 Wong Meng Kong 2459 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.0
8 Mas,H 2401 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 7.5
9 Ye Naung Win Myint 2531 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7.5
10 Bu Xiangzhi 2365 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 7.5
11 Aung Aung 2500 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.0
12 Htun Htun Than 2499 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 7.0
13 Tin Htun Zaw 2509 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 4.5
14 Nyee Nyee Zaw 2487 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 4.0
Yangon MYA (MYA), i-ii 1999
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1 Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2564 + 6 +16 +14 +18 + 8 +15 +20 +10 + 7 = 3 +24 + 4 +19 = 5 13.0 2892
2 Al-Modiahki, Mohamad g QAT 2530 +20 =10 + 7 = 3 +24 + 4 +19 + 5 = 6 =16 =14 +18 + 8 =15 11.0 2700
3 Zhu Chen wg CHN 2487 +23 +28 =11 = 2 +26 +27 = 9 -12 +13 = 1 +22 +25 =21 =17 10.0 2647
4 Zaw Win Lay f MYA 2565 +21 =17 +23 +28 =11 - 2 +26 +27 = 9 +12 =13 - 1 +22 +25 10.0 2647
5 Sharavdorj, Dashzeveg m MGL 2431 -22 =25 +21 +17 +23 +28 +11 - 2 +26 -27 = 9 +12 +13 = 1 9.5 2622
6 Nay Oo Kyaw Tun MYA 2495 - 1 =22 +25 =21 =17 +23 +28 =11 = 2 +26 +27 - 9 +12 +13 9.5 2622
7 Aung Thant Zin f MYA 2410 +28 =11 - 2 +26 +27 = 9 =12 =13 - 1 +22 +25 +21 =17 +23 9.5 2622
8 Myo Naing f MYA 2445 +27 = 9 =12 =13 - 1 +22 +25 +21 =17 +23 +28 =11 - 2 +26 9.5 2622
9 Liang Jinrong g CHN 2470 =18 = 8 +15 =20 =10 = 7 = 3 =24 = 4 +19 = 5 + 6 +16 =14 9.0 2572
10 Wong Meng-Kong m SIN 2459 =11 = 2 +26 +27 = 9 =12 =13 - 1 +22 +25 -21 =17 +23 +28 9.0 2591
11 Ganbold, Odondoo f MGL 2320 =10 = 7 = 3 +24 = 4 +19 - 5 = 6 =16 =14 +18 = 8 =15 -20 7.5 2499
12 Zaw Oo f MYA 2440 +14 +18 = 8 =15 +20 =10 = 7 + 3 =24 - 4 =19 - 5 - 6 =16 7.5 2499
13 May Aung Hlaing MYA 2507 +16 =14 +18 = 8 +15 +20 =10 = 7 - 3 =24 = 4 =19 - 5 - 6 7.5 2499
14 Mas, Hafizulhelmi m MAS 2401 -12 =13 - 1 +22 -25 +21 =17 =23 +28 =11 = 2 =26 +27 = 9 7.5 2518
15 Bu Xiangzhi CHI 2365 +26 +27 - 9 =12 -13 - 1 +22 +25 =21 =17 -23 +28 =11 = 2 7.5 2518
16 Ye Naung Win Myint MYA 2531 -13 - 1 +22 =25 +21 -17 =23 +28 =11 = 2 +26 +27 - 9 =12 7.5 2518
17 Sunthornpongsathorn, Veeraphol f THA 2335 =24 = 4 =19 - 5 = 6 +16 =14 -18 = 8 =15 +20 =10 = 7 = 3 7.0 2470
18 Htun Htun Than MYA 2499 = 9 -12 -13 - 1 +22 +25 +21 +17 =23 =28 -11 - 2 +26 =27 7.0 2489
19 Aung Aung f MYA 2500 +25 =21 =17 +23 +28 -11 - 2 +26 +27 - 9 =12 =13 - 1 -22 7.0 2489
20 Tin Htun Zaw MYA 2509 - 2 -26 +27 = 9 -12 -13 - 1 -22 =25 =21 -17 =23 =28 +11 4.5 2356
21 Htun Lynn Kyaw MYA 2541 - 4 =19 - 5 = 6 -16 -14 -18 - 8 =15 =20 +10 - 7 = 3 =24 4.0 2312
22 Thein Dan Oo MYA 2539 + 5 = 6 -16 -14 -18 - 8 -15 +20 -10 - 7 - 3 =24 - 4 +19 4.0 2312
23 Khin Than MYA 2541 - 3 +24 - 4 -19 - 5 - 6 =16 =14 =18 - 8 +15 =20 -10 - 7 4.0 2312
24 Nyee Nyee Zaw MYA 2487 =17 -23 -28 -11 - 2 -26 =27 = 9 =12 =13 - 1 =22 =25 =21 4.0 2331
25 Moun Moun Latt MYA 2554 -19 = 5 - 6 =16 +14 -18 - 8 -15 =20 -10 - 7 - 3 =24 - 4 3.0 2240
26 Khin Thaung MYA 2509 -15 +20 -10 - 7 - 3 +24 - 4 -19 - 5 - 6 -16 =14 -18 - 8 2.5 2208
27 Than Soe Aung MYA 2502 - 8 -15 -20 -10 - 7 - 3 =24 - 4 -19 + 5 - 6 -16 -14 =18 2.0 2161
28 Win Zaw Tun MYA 2503 - 7 - 3 +24 - 4 -19 - 5 - 6 -16 -14 =18 - 8 -15 =20 -10 2.0 2161
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Laszlo Nagy reports: The 1st Zuglo Hotel Open took place in Budapest (19th-27th of February). IM Yuri Zimmerman scored 7.5/9 to take first place on tie-break from Evgenij Miroshnichenko also on 7.5. Attila Parkanyi came in third. There were 23 players in this event in the 2 Star Hotel Zuglo, Budapest.
This is the start of five years of events in the Hotel Zuglo. There will be 3 events a year with the next taking place on August 21st.
Final results, top 6 1 Zimmerman, Yuri m RUS 2374 7.5 /9 2570 2 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij m UKR 2500 7.5 /9 2538 3 Parkanyi, Attila f HUN 2362 6.0 /9 2379 4 Gladyszev, Oleg m RUS 2388 5.5 /9 2381 5 Ezsol, Miklos HUN 2385 5.0 /9 2289 6 Turzo, Attila m HUN 2314 5.0 /9 2338 ...etc
The next First Saturday events in Budapest are: 6th-16th of March with an IM-closed, ELO-closed and Scheveningen for the ELO tmt. If you wish to contact the organiser Laszlo Nagy his new E-Mail address is: firstsat@elender.hu, his new website is at: http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat . Tel-fax: (361)-263-28-59
The Bunratty Chess Festival took place over the weekend 19-21 Feb 1999. In the Masters event 1st place was taken by GM Sergey Tiviakov of Russia with 5/6 he won both the Tipperary Crystal trophy and title of 1999 Bunratty Masters Champion. In 2nd-6th places were GMs Alexander Baburin (Russia) and Keith Arkell (England) FM Mark Quinn (Dublin), Uri Rochev (Dublin) ,IM Danny Gormally (England) all with 4.5/6. The best of the Irish players was FM Mark Quinn. John Joyce of Dubin scored 3.5/6 and won the under 2100 grading prize.
Coverage at: http://members.aol.com/bunratty01/
Bunratty IRL (IRL), ii 1999
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1 Tiviakov, Sergei g RUS 2627 + 9 +10 +19 = 2 = 4 + 8 5.0 /6 2669
2 Baburin, Alexander g IRL 2586 +15 +22 + 7 = 1 = 6 = 3 4.5 /6 2569
3 Arkell, Keith C g ENG 2438 +27 + 5 - 8 +17 +10 = 2 4.5 /6 2472
4 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2456 =18 +24 =16 +12 = 1 +13 4.5 /6 2468
5 Rochev,Yuri IRL ---- +33 - 3 +29 +11 + 7 = 6 4.5 /6 2465
6 Quinn, Mark f IRL 2346 +38 =17 +18 + 8 = 2 = 5 4.5 /6 2430
7 Daly, Colm f IRL 2369 +32 +12 - 2 + 9 - 5 +16 4.0 /6 2366
8 Wall, Tim f ENG 2351 +20 +29 + 3 - 6 +16 - 1 4.0 /6 2456
9 O'Connell, Gerard IRL 2201 - 1 +33 +22 - 7 +29 +21 4.0 /6 2419
10 Brady, Stephen f IRL 2320 +31 - 1 +15 =13 - 3 +26 3.5 /6 2352
11 Short, Philip M f IRL 2295 =36 =35 +14 - 5 +18 =12 3.5 /6 2204
12 Delaney, John f IRL 2265 +30 - 7 +20 - 4 +26 =11 3.5 /6 2301
13 Gillen, Stephen IRL 2248 +37 -19 +32 =10 +17 - 4 3.5 /6 2324
14 Baker, Chris W m ENG 2390 -29 +31 -11 +30 +33 =15 3.5 /6 2187
15 Joyce, John IRL 2195 - 2 +38 -10 +31 +19 =14 3.5 /6 2383
16 Ryan, Joseph IRL 2277 =25 +23 = 4 +19 - 8 - 7 3.0 /6 2294
17 Schacher, Gerd ITA 2245 +34 = 6 +21 - 3 -13 =20 3.0 /6 2250
18 Moynihan, Kieran IRL 2140 = 4 +25 - 6 =21 -11 +30 3.0 /6 2238
19 Turner, Matthew m ENG 2463 +26 +13 - 1 -16 -15 +33 3.0 /6 2261
20 Keogh, Eamon IRL 2165 - 8 +37 -12 =28 +27 =17 3.0 /6 2177
21 Delaney, Paul f IRL 2305 =35 +36 -17 =18 +23 - 9 3.0 /6 2130
22 O'Cinneide, Mel IRL 2281 +28 - 2 - 9 -23 +35 +32 3.0 /6 2188
23 Hurley, John IRL 2105 . -16 =28 +22 -21 +29 2.5 /5 2205
24 Cafolla, Peter IRL 2098 . - 4 -30 +34 =25 +28 2.5 /5 2103
25 Thiruchelvam, Thirumurugan ENG 2020 =16 -18 +27 -26 =24 =31 2.5 /6 2102
26 Clarke, Thomas IRL 2170 -19 =28 +35 +25 -12 -10 2.5 /6 2140
27 O'Donovan, Richard IRL 2176 - 3 =30 -25 +36 -20 +38 2.5 /6 2066
28 Crichton, Martin IRL 2030 -22 =26 =23 =20 =30 -24 2.0 /6 2013
29 McCarthy, Jim IRL 2135 +14 - 8 - 5 +35 - 9 -23 2.0 /6 2064
30 Winfridsson, Ola SWE 2010 -12 =27 +24 -14 =28 -18 2.0 /6 2058
31 Collins, Sam IRL 2097 -10 -14 +36 -15 =34 =25 2.0 /6 2029
32 Fox, Anthony IRL 2122 - 7 +34 -13 -33 +37 -22 2.0 /6 2033
33 O'Rourke, Ray IRL 2052 - 5 - 9 +37 +32 -14 -19 2.0 /6 2071
34 O'Shea,K IRL ---- -17 -32 +38 -24 =31 =37 2.0 /6 1986
35 Kennedy, John IRL 2089 =21 =11 -26 -29 -22 =36 1.5 /6 2004
36 O'Connor,E IRL ---- =11 -21 -31 -27 =38 =35 1.5 /6 1984
37 Zehrfeld,T IRL ---- -13 -20 -33 +38 -32 =34 1.5 /6 1922
38 Connolly, Suzanne IRL 2105 - 6 -15 -34 -37 =36 -27 0.5 /6 1718
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Bill Townsend reports on the US Amateur Team East.
In the United States there are four Amateur Team events that take place over the holiday weekend of Feb 13-15. Of the four (East, West, Mid-West and South) the largest by far is the East where it all began 29 years ago. This year's Amateur Team East boasted 232 teams of at least four players each, for a total of around 965 players.
The winner was a team that was originally seeded 29th: "Clinton - Insufficient Losing Chances." The team members were James West, Michael Shapiro, Alan Kantor, David Sichel and non-playing team captain Mel Rappaport. The team finished with 5 1/2 out of 6, edging out "Collins Kids Lombardys" on tiebreaks.
This team, along with the winners of the West, Mid-West and South Amateur Teams, will compete in an Internet match to determine the national champion starting March 27.
By the way, the word "Amateur" in the title of the event is something of a misnomer. As long as the average team rating is under master strength any level of players may participate. This year's USATE had several titled players on its teams. Among them were GMs Joel Benjamin and Michael Rohde; IMs Maurice Ashley and Jay Bonin; WGMs Irina Levitina and Anjelina Belakovskaya, as well as the U.S. Junior Champion, Igor Shliperman and the U.S. Cadet champion, Dmitry Schneider.
The US Amateur Team East was held in Parsippany, New Jersey and organized by E. Steven Doyle for the New Jersey State Chess Federation and the USCF.
There are a selection of 170 of the original 248 games with a stress on the stronger players. Some of the lower rated games have been left in. eg Santiago Andujar whose USCF rating is 822 beat one player rated 1540 and another rated 1825. Another game was Fogel-Rouleau from round 6. It is a game in the "fearful Fred opening"!? The game begins with: 1.e4 f5? 2.exf5 Kf7?? where black actually survives!
Lars Bech Hansen sends the games and results from two Danish events. Firstly the Copenhagen City Championships which were held over a number of weekends between January 22nd and February 16th. This all-play-all event was won by Ole Jakobsen with 7.5/9.
Copenhagen DEN (DEN), ii-iii 1999 cat. III (2321)
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1 Jakobsen, Ole m DEN 2373 * = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2587
2 Hoi, Carsten m DEN 2378 = * = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 6.5 2480
3 Brinck-Claussen, Bjorn m DEN 2330 = = * = 1 = = = = 1 5.5 2399
4 Sorensen, Torben DEN 2310 = 0 = * 1 1 = = = 1 5.5 2401
5 Holm, Sejer DEN 2339 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 = 1 1 4.5 2318
6 Nilssen, John Arni FAI 2320 0 = = 0 0 * = = 1 1 4.0 2277
7 Olsen, Heini FAI 2315 0 = = = 0 = * = = = 3.5 2241
8 Larsen, Karsten DEN 2280 0 0 = = = = = * = = 3.5 2245
9 Hartvig, Ove Weiss f DEN 2290 0 = = = 0 0 = = * = 3.0 2198
10 Clausen, Steen DEN 2270 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = = * 1.5 2053
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The second event was a Danish Open event played in Taastrup, with amongst others IM Jacob Aagard in the field. Peter Larsen and Jan Pedersen scored 5.5/7.
Final Standings:
Taastrup DEN (DEN), ii 1999
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1 Larsen, Peter DEN 2261 - 9 +14 + 6 +10 +17 = 8 + 2 5.5 /7 2414
2 Pedersen, Jan DEN 2335 = 7 +18 +20 + 9 + 8 + 3 - 1 5.5 /7 2373
3 Stojanovski, Sandi DEN 2220 =20 +21 = 7 +11 + 4 - 2 + 8 5.0 /7 2284
4 Thuesen, Mogens DEN 2240 +21 =17 =11 + 7 - 3 + 9 + 6 5.0 /7 2300
5 Hansen, Lars DEN 2227 - 6 +12 -10 +19 +20 =17 + 9 4.5 /7 2232
6 Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2399 + 5 - 8 - 1 +15 +10 + 7 - 4 4.0 /7 2240
7 Danielsen, Heini FAI 2165 = 2 +15 = 3 - 4 +11 - 6 +17 4.0 /7 2243
8 Petersen, Steen DEN 2146 +12 + 6 = 9 +17 - 2 = 1 - 3 4.0 /7 2270
9 Bogdanov, Dimitri DEN 2215 + 1 +19 = 8 - 2 +13 - 4 - 5 3.5 /7 2200
10 Lonborg, Morten DEN 2132 -11 +16 + 5 - 1 - 6 =15 +18 3.5 /7 2150
11 Andersen, Richard DEN ---- +10 =13 = 4 - 3 - 7 +18 =12 3.5 /7 2145
12 Hejberg, Carsten DEN 2113 - 8 - 5 +18 +14 =15 =13 =11 3.5 /7 2106
13 Nielsen, Borge DEN 2145 +16 =11 -17 +20 - 9 =12 =14 3.5 /7 2056
14 Petersen, Terji FAI 2065 -19 - 1 +16 -12 +22 +20 =13 3.5 /7 2105
15 Dongart, Dennis DEN 2163 =18 - 7 +21 - 6 =12 =10 +22 3.5 /7 2139
16 Andersen,Erik Rune Egede ---- -13 -10 -14 +22 =21 +19 +20 3.5 /7 2079
17 Aage,Bjarke ---- +22 = 4 +13 - 8 - 1 = 5 - 7 3.0 /7 2142
18 Nielsen,John Holm ---- =15 - 2 -12 +21 +19 -11 -10 2.5 /7 2011
19 Auchenberg, Per DEN 2052 +14 - 9 ? - 5 -18 -16 +21 2.0 /6 1959
20 Moller,Arne ---- = 3 +22 - 2 -13 - 5 -14 -16 1.5 /7 1935
21 Jensen,Orla ---- - 4 - 3 -15 -18 =16 +22 -19 1.5 /7 1890
22 Roder, Peter DEN 2165 -17 -20 ? -16 -14 -21 -15 0.0 /6
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Two rapidplay events took place over the weekend of Feb 20-21 reports Olivier Deville. All the players below won prizes of some sort but Igor Novikov won a blitz match versus Boris Chatalbashev, and he is therefore was the overall winner of the 8th Aurec chess tournament. [As reported last week, now a small selection of games are available.]
Saturday 1 GM NOVIKOV IGOR UKR 2601 6.5 2 GM KIROV NINO BUL 2416 6 3 GM LUPU MIRCEA-SERGIU ROM 2481 6 4 GM MITKOV NIKOLA FRM 2483 5.5 5 IM OKHOTNIK VLADIMIR UKR 2438 5.5 6 IM NEDEV TRAJCE FRM 2456 5.5 7 CURSOUX LAURENT FRA 2230 5.5 8 GM LUKOV VALENTIN BUL 2360 5 9 IM BOUDRE JEAN-PIERRE FRA 2389 5 10 IM LAZAREV VLADIMIR RUS 2514 5 11 LIBISZEWSKI FABIEN FRA 2263 5 12 IM HRESC VLADIMIR CRO 2419 5 13 IM MOLLOV ELIN BUL 2402 5 14 IM SAFRANSKA ANDA LAT 2253 5 15 GM FLEAR GLENN ENG 2484 5 16 GOURET THIERRY FRA 2296 5 17 RAGGINI LIONEL FRA 2040 5 18 BELLET GEORGES FRA 2231 5 19 BENITAH YOHAN FRA 2341 4.5 20 GM CHATALBASHEV BORIS BUL 2524 4.5 Sunday 1 GM CHATALBASHEV BORIS BUL 2524 6 2 GM NOVIKOV IGOR UKR 2601 6 3 GM MITKOV NIKOLA FRM 2483 6 4 GM FLEAR GLENN ENG 2484 5.5 5 IM OKHOTNIK VLADIMIR UKR 2438 5.5 6 IM HRESC VLADIMIR CRO 2419 5.5 7 GM LUKOV VALENTIN BUL 2360 5.5 8 IM COSMA IOAN ROM 2473 5.5 9 GM MARCIANO DAVID FRA 2521 5.5 10 IM NEDEV TRAJCE FRM 2456 5 11 IM SAFRANSKA ANDA LAT 2253 5 12 BENITAH YOHAN FRA 2341 5 13 GM KIROV NINO BUL 2416 5 14 GM HAMDOUCHI HICHEM MAR 2564 5 15 IM BOUDRE JEAN-PIERRE FRA 2389 5 16 GM LUPU MIRCEA-SERGIU ROM 2481 5 17 IM TODOROV OGNJAN BUL 2344 5 18 LIBISZEWSKI FABIEN FRA 2263 5 19 MI MOLLOV ELIN BUL 2402 5 20 BELLET GEORGES FRA 2231 5
The Portuguese Masters tournament took place in the Grande Hotel of Caldas de Felgueira 20-28th February 1999 reports Luis Santos. The clear winner was IM Luis Galego with 7/9 a point clear of Rui Damaso on 6. Both players were undefeated. Due to the participation of Antonio Frois and Luis Sousa Reis in the Cappelle tournament a number of the early games and rounds were switched round from the order given in the games file.
Caldas de Felgueira (POR), ii 1999 cat. II (2285)
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1 Galego, Luis m POR 2407 * = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2491
2 Damaso, Rui m POR 2404 = * = 1 = 1 = 1 = = 6.0 2396
3 Frois, Antonio m POR 2405 = = * = 1 1 0 1 0 1 5.5 2351
4 Leonardo, Joao f POR 2293 0 0 = * = 1 = = 1 1 5.0 2327
5 Ribeiro, Fernando f POR 2286 = = 0 = * = 1 0 1 = 4.5 2284
6 Dias, Paulo POR 2195 0 0 0 0 = * 1 1 1 1 4.5 2295
7 Santos, Antonio P POR 2266 0 = 1 = 0 0 * 1 0 1 4.0 2244
8 Rodrigues, Luis POR 2155 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 * 1 1 4.0 2256
9 Reis, Luis Sousa POR 2225 0 = 1 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 3.5 2211
10 Cordovil, Joao f POR 2214 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 * 1.0 1941
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The National Championships of Peru are underway reports Renzo Gutierrez Medina . Javier Garcia Toledo and Julio Sumar have 3/3. There are 17 players on 2.5. More news later.
The WCC WORLD CHESS RANKINGs for March 1st. They are produced by Ken Thomson , New Jersey and calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow. In this list Vladimirov, Kamsky and Fischer are deemed to be inactive.
1. Kasparov,Garry RUS 2812 145 2. Anand,Viswanathan IND 2762 127 3. Kramnik,Vladimir RUS 2713 143 4. Shirov,Alexei ESP 2708 171 5. Morozevich,Alexander RUS 2703 162 6. Leko,Peter HUN 2693 137 7. Gelfand,Boris BLR 2687 144 8. Short,Nigel D ENG 2678 147 9. Adams,Michael ENG 2674 165 10. Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2666 155 11. Karpov,Anatoli RUS 2664 148 12. Svidler,Peter RUS 2660 145 13. Salov,Valery RUS 2656 185 14. Sadler,Matthew ENG 2654 152 15. Polgar,Judit (GM) HUN 2653 176 16. Azmaiparashvili,Zurab GEO 2653 140 17. Seirawan,Yasser USA 2652 178 18. Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2650 159 19. Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2650 156 20. Dreev,Alexey RUS 2649 151 21. Topalov,Veselin BUL 2649 182 22. Timman,Jan H NED 2648 193 23. Onischuk,Alexander UKR 2644 183 24. Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2643 130 25. Sokolov,Ivan BIH 2634 175 26. Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2630 156 27. Almasi,Zoltan HUN 2628 155 28. Korchnoi,Viktor SUI 2627 162 29. Ponomariov,Ruslan UKR 2622 165 30. Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2618 148 31. Krasenkov,Mikhail POL 2618 189 32. Sakaev,Konstantin RUS 2613 152 33. Movsesian,Sergei CZE 2613 168 34. Magerramov,Elmar AZE 2604 188 35. Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2603 164 36. Khalifman,Alexander RUS 2602 143 37. Wolff,Patrick G USA 2602 186 38. Granda Zuniga,Julio E PER 2602 202 39. Vaganian,Rafael A ARM 2598 161 40. Dolmatov,Sergey RUS 2597 121 41. Hjartarson,Johann ISD 2597 176 42. Piket,Jeroen NED 2597 163 43. Gurevich,Mikhail BEL 2595 184 44. Kharlov,Andrei RUS 2593 178 45. Kasimdzhanov,Rustam UZB 2593 178 46. Beliavsky,Alexander G SLO 2592 180 47. Khenkin,Igor RUS 2592 194 48. Polgar,Zsuzsa (GM) HUN 2592 176 49. Rohde,Michael A USA 2589 190
The Enghien les Bains tournament runs March 3rd-12th 1999. The category 15 event has a very interesting field. Bacrot, Bauer, Beliavsky, Rausis, Lautier, Bologan, Ponomariov, Sadler, Salov and Tkatchiev play.
Official site: http://www.citeweb.net/enghien
Further coverage: http://www.europe-echecs.com, and http://perso.wanadoo.fr/frederic.catherine.elise/echecs/
"15th SPRING FESTIVAL" Budapest, Open chess tournament 17th-25th of March 1999 9 round Swiss system.
The goal of the tournament: International master norm possibilities, to rise ELO-ratings, play chess and win the prizes.
Players: At least 1-3 IGM-s, 3-6 IM-s, minimally 50 % FIDE rated, 20 % from foreign countries.
Prizes: 30-20-15-10-5-4- 2x3 - 2x2.5- 2x2 thousand HUF /altogether 100 thousand HUF/. best unrated, best junior, best U-14, best senior, best lady prizes /3 thousand HUF/ in the case of minimal 5 players in the category. Prizes are guaranteed in the case of minimally 70 participants, if less, than proportionally decreases. Prize dividing Buchholz, then progressive.
Venue: Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa Str.10. near to the red metro station KOSSUTH square.
Registration: by phone, fax, e-mail, etc. until 21.00 at the 16th of March, then personally, if there remain some places, until 14:00 at the day of start, 17th of March. Opening ceremony: at 15:00 hours.
Schedule: first...-eighth day - 15:30 - 21:30, then the nineth day: 14:30 - 20:30, prizegiving: 21:00.
Time rate: 40 moves in 2 hours, then 1 hour till the end, 6 hours thinking time.
Entry fees: nonrated 6 thousand HUF, under 2100 - 5 , 2105-2200 - 4, 2205 - 2250 - 3.5, 2255-2300 - 3, 2305-2350 - 2.5, 2355-2400 - 2, above 2405, GM, IM, WGM, WIM free.
Organizers: Mrs.Nagy, Borbély Ilona and Mr.Nagy, Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
fax: /361/-263-2859, 9:00 - 21:00 hours Central European time.
Alexei Shirov will defend the title he won last year at the Bordeaux Grand Prix. This rapidchess event takes place 9-10 April 1999 and each player has 25 minutes for all their moves. Peter Leko, Christian Bauer, Laurent Fressinet also play.
News: http://www.tactiquenet.com/grandprix/grand99.html
The European Youth Chess Championships will take place in Litohoro in Pieria, Greece. September 3-11 1999. Official site: http://euro99.chess.gr/
Dr. Tor Rønnow of Denmark has carried out a survey of chess players.
The purpose of the survey was to investigate, whether certain profiles can be
ascribed to strong players as opposed to weaker players - then it might be
clear, what the weaker players need to care about if they want to improve their
game. More survey results are out now:
http://www.delight.dk/chess/
http://www.delight.dk/chess/survey2.htm
http://www.delight.dk/chess/survey3.htm
http://www.delight.dk/chess/survey4.htm
http://www.delight.dk/chess/survey5.htm
http://www.delight.dk/chess/survey6.htm
http://www.delight.dk/chess/survey7.htm